diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2220303342..6d1d658f64 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 	<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-	<version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0.DATAJDBC-398-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Relational Parent</name>
diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml b/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml
index 71b9a3c782..2ab1c0edd6 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.0.DATAJDBC-398-SNAPSHOT</version>
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml b/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
index d33566bc88..29dc762636 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-data-jdbc</artifactId>
-	<version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0.DATAJDBC-398-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data JDBC</name>
 	<description>Spring Data module for JDBC repositories.</description>
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.0.DATAJDBC-398-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>
diff --git a/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/SimpleJdbcRepository.java b/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/SimpleJdbcRepository.java
index 78b6ed24cd..55da6a68be 100644
--- a/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/SimpleJdbcRepository.java
+++ b/spring-data-jdbc/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jdbc/repository/support/SimpleJdbcRepository.java
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PersistentEntity;
 import org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository;
 import org.springframework.data.util.Streamable;
+import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
 /**
  * @author Jens Schauder
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  */
 @RequiredArgsConstructor
+@Transactional(readOnly = true)
 public class SimpleJdbcRepository<T, ID> implements CrudRepository<T, ID> {
 
     private final @NonNull
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ public class SimpleJdbcRepository<T, ID> implements CrudRepository<T, ID> {
      * @see org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository#save(S)
      */
     @Override
+	@Transactional
     public <S extends T> S save(S instance) {
         return entityOperations.save(instance);
     }
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ public <S extends T> S save(S instance) {
      * @see org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository#save(java.lang.Iterable)
      */
     @Override
+	@Transactional
     public <S extends T> Iterable<S> saveAll(Iterable<S> entities) {
 
         return Streamable.of(entities).stream() //
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ public long count() {
      * @see org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository#delete(java.io.Serializable)
      */
     @Override
+	@Transactional
     public void deleteById(ID id) {
         entityOperations.deleteById(id, entity.getType());
     }
@@ -118,6 +123,7 @@ public void deleteById(ID id) {
      * @see org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository#delete(java.lang.Object)
      */
     @Override
+	@Transactional
     public void delete(T instance) {
         entityOperations.delete(instance, entity.getType());
     }
@@ -127,12 +133,14 @@ public void delete(T instance) {
      * @see org.springframework.data.repository.CrudRepository#delete(java.lang.Iterable)
      */
     @Override
+	@Transactional
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void deleteAll(Iterable<? extends T> entities) {
         entities.forEach(it -> entityOperations.delete(it, (Class<T>) it.getClass()));
     }
 
     @Override
+	@Transactional
     public void deleteAll() {
         entityOperations.deleteAll(entity.getType());
     }
diff --git a/spring-data-relational/pom.xml b/spring-data-relational/pom.xml
index fa7f2f4873..e910da90d1 100644
--- a/spring-data-relational/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-relational/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
 	<artifactId>spring-data-relational</artifactId>
-	<version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.1.0.DATAJDBC-398-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<name>Spring Data Relational</name>
 	<description>Spring Data Relational support</description>
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 	<parent>
 		<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
 		<artifactId>spring-data-relational-parent</artifactId>
-		<version>1.1.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<version>1.1.0.DATAJDBC-398-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	</parent>
 
 	<properties>